Bloggers
Part Fourteen – Rushing through NorCal
With the snow mostly behind me now, days became longer. Hiking from dawn until sunset, I tried to cover as many miles as possible daily. The landscape was changing. High...
Trail Tales #5 – Kennedy Meadows South, the New Terminus
Taking your first few steps on the PCT is full of emotions. Feelings range from nervous to excited and everything else in between all at once. As you move away...
A Loss, an Unexpected Ceremony, a Text and a Decision!
I never thought I would be a blog person. As soon as I told people I had made the decision to attempt a thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail,...
Part Thirteen – Out of the Sierra, Not Out of the Snow: Starting NorCal
My last night in the Sierra was very windy and therefore, sleepless. At around 3:00 am, having been only able to sleep about an hour, I decided to leave camp...
Here Are All the Things I’m Thankful for as a PCT Hiker
For Thanksgiving, I reflected on everything I'm thankful for as a Pacific Crest Trail hiker → I'm thankful for the opportunity to take time away from "regular life" to hike...
Part Twelve – Faster Alone, Further Together: The End of the Sierra
The morning following my fall, I woke up to the Milky Way gently shining in the dark sky. I took a moment to appreciate the view, to appreciate my being...
Trail Tales #4 – Mt. Whitney Surprise Bachelorette Party
It isn't very often that you can write an entire essay about a single day of your life, but that is what made the climb up to Mt. Whitney so...
Embracing the Post-Hike High
It is Officially Over, for this season... I find myself back in the real world, surrounded by the familiar sights of traffic lights, the wail of emergency sirens, and the...
Part Eleven – Fear in the Sierra
On Monday, June 12th, we left Bishop for the second time to return to the trail, leaving behind us the comfort of town life and the warmth of being surrounded...
The ULA Circuit: First Backpack, Best Backpack
I was shocked with how many other people had this pack on the PCT...But all for good reason. My GIGANTIC pack at the beginning of it all (...how embarrassing;) In...